Conveyance, devise, or grant without words of limitation

Va. Code Ann. § 55.1-110
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When any real estate is conveyed, devised, or granted to any person without any words of limitation, such conveyance, devise, or grant shall be construed to pass the fee simple or other whole estate or interest that the testator or grantor has power to dispose of in such real estate, unless a contrary intention is apparent in the conveyance, devise, or grant. Code 1919, § 5149; Code 1950, § 55-11; 2019, c. 712 .
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/55.1-110/Fetched: 10/16/2026

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